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NCLC submitted testimony to the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee in support of HB25-1026, “Repeal Copayment for Department of Corrections Inmate Health Care.” People incarcerated in jails and prisons throughout the United States are routinely charged fees and costs for medical care that are inconsistent with their lack of financial means. When people can’t afford to…
In this testimony, we write in support of Massachusetts bills H.3314 and S.2227, “An Act to End Debt-Based Driving Restrictions and Remove Economic Roadblocks," and we urge the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Transportation to vote them favorably out of committee. The testimony highlights the harms that debt-based license suspensions cause to low-income people, and particularly to low-income people of color.
The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) supports the End Debtor’s Prison Act (Assembly Bill 1266), introduced by Assemblymember Ash Kalra. This bill would amend the penal and vehicle codes to end bench warrants to arrest people for infractions when they do not appear in court or pay a fine. Under current state law, people who…
NCLC supports AB 1186, the REPAIR Act. The bill would provide crime survivors with more equitable, timely, and stable compensation, while ensuring young people and their families are not locked into unaffordable debt and poverty. It would do so by establishing a public compensation fund through which crime survivors can address immediate needs for compensation, and by ensuring that accountability and rehabilitation is addressed in youth-appropriate ways—such as participating in restorative justice practices, community service, or personal development programs.
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Written Testimony before the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary in support of H.1900: An Act Relative to Telephone Service for Inmates in All Correctional and Other Penal Institutions in the Commonwealth
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Testimony regarding Bill H.4652, An Act Regarding Decarceration and COVID-19